Comments on: Initial post-game thoughts – NIU http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/02/initial-post-game-thoughts-niu/ An Ohio Sports Blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:38:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sportsMonkey http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/02/initial-post-game-thoughts-niu/comment-page-1/#comment-94 sportsMonkey Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:15:32 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/02/initial-post-game-thoughts-niu/#comment-94 longhorn If you're only using 100m times, that's a bad indicator of game speed. Better to base it on a large sample, e.g, Ginn competes in the 100, 200, 400, 55 hurdles, 100 hurdles, etc. and holds what may be the unbreakable high-school records for high hurdles (usually considered a better indicator of leg burst strength and endurance). Not sure what Ginn's 100m times are, but they're probably only a few thousandths behind Charles. Again, though, if Ginn didn't run good routes, or have good hands, his speed wouldn't be worth anything. Same with Wolfe. They're not just fast, they're great football players. Charles is definitely up there speed- and talent- wise. Reminds me a lot of Ginn last year. He's definitely the future of Texas. longhorn

If you’re only using 100m times, that’s a bad indicator of game speed. Better to base it on a large sample, e.g, Ginn competes in the 100, 200, 400, 55 hurdles, 100 hurdles, etc. and holds what may be the unbreakable high-school records for high hurdles (usually considered a better indicator of leg burst strength and endurance).

Not sure what Ginn’s 100m times are, but they’re probably only a few thousandths behind Charles.

Again, though, if Ginn didn’t run good routes, or have good hands, his speed wouldn’t be worth anything. Same with Wolfe. They’re not just fast, they’re great football players.

Charles is definitely up there speed- and talent- wise. Reminds me a lot of Ginn last year. He’s definitely the future of Texas.

]]> By: longhorn http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/02/initial-post-game-thoughts-niu/comment-page-1/#comment-93 longhorn Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:52:30 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/02/initial-post-game-thoughts-niu/#comment-93 Charles is the fastest player in college football, period. (although Ginn isn't far behind). NCAA Division I 2006 Outdoor Track & Field Championship 100 Meter Dash Finals Name Year School Finals 1 Xavier Carter SO LSU 10.09 2 Walter Dix SO Florida State 10.18 3 Demi Omole JR Wisconsin 10.21 4 Travis Padgett FR Clemson 10.24 5 Jamaal Charles FR Texas 10.27 Charles is the fastest player in college football, period. (although Ginn isn’t far behind).

NCAA Division I 2006 Outdoor
Track & Field Championship 100 Meter Dash Finals

Name Year School Finals
1 Xavier Carter SO LSU 10.09
2 Walter Dix SO Florida State 10.18
3 Demi Omole JR Wisconsin 10.21
4 Travis Padgett FR Clemson 10.24
5 Jamaal Charles FR Texas 10.27

]]> By: sportsMonkey http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/02/initial-post-game-thoughts-niu/comment-page-1/#comment-89 sportsMonkey Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:07:01 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/02/initial-post-game-thoughts-niu/#comment-89 aaron - that's not a dig at Charles or Young, who are <em>fine</em> RBs, but it's a compliment to Wolfe, who is a <em>great</em> RB. I'll let you look up his stats... but one interesting stat that Tressel pointed out in a news conference this week was that last year, NIU and OSU played against three common opponents, (Michigan, Northwestern, and Miami), and Wolfe had better rushing performances against those teams than OSU did. He's a stud, and that's why he's the mid-major Heisman darkhorse. I just can't get over how much success he has for how physically small he is. aaron – that’s not a dig at Charles or Young, who are fine RBs, but it’s a compliment to Wolfe, who is a great RB.

I’ll let you look up his stats… but one interesting stat that Tressel pointed out in a news conference this week was that last year, NIU and OSU played against three common opponents, (Michigan, Northwestern, and Miami), and Wolfe had better rushing performances against those teams than OSU did.

He’s a stud, and that’s why he’s the mid-major Heisman darkhorse.

I just can’t get over how much success he has for how physically small he is.

]]> By: aaron http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/02/initial-post-game-thoughts-niu/comment-page-1/#comment-88 aaron Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:37:41 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/02/initial-post-game-thoughts-niu/#comment-88 "Neither Charles nor Young is in the same class as Wolfe"? You must be joking. “Neither Charles nor Young is in the same class as Wolfe”? You must be joking.

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